Modern presidents engage in public leadership through national television addresses,
routine speechmaking, and by speaking to local audiences. With these strategies …

There is little research on the tone of local news coverage of the presidency, despite the
public's preference for local rather than national news. I use theories of media politics, based …

Party platforms from 1993 through 2008 show a positive approach to immigration policy.
Presidential rhetoric, however, does not match the tone of the platforms. There are negative …

Diversos estudos se dedicaram a compreender como temas relacionados a ciência e
tecnologia (C&T) são cobertos pela mídia, mas poucos analisaram a presença desses …

In The Presidential Road Show: Public Leadership in an Era of Party Polarization and Media
Fragmentation, Diane J. Heith evaluates presidential leadership by critically examining a …

This book offers a broad interdisciplinary approach to the changes in the US immigration
debate before and after 9/11. A nation's reaction to foreigners has as much to do with …

Research on presidential agenda setting has rarely attempted to simultaneously assess the
ability of the president to influence the policy agendas of the mass media and the public …

The outbreak of political scandal depresses the approval ratings of the individuals involved,
especially the president. Yet, less is known about the partisan effects of approval ratings …

With the advent of the Internet, once prosperous local newspapers are now faced with
closure as the number of subscriptions decreases and advertising revenue continues to …

This study examines the contexts likely to influence the US president to invoke climate
change and how he might alter the content of his message based on these contexts. I draw …